I got a little triggered in the meeting, maybe I better use the term “re stimulated” that my friend who does co-counseling uses. There was a share by the resident old timer who likes to really talk a lot about some pretty dramatic personal stuff and is a little bit…

Months back I saw a LinkedIn post sharing an interesting job opening. University of California, Berkeley’s College of Engineering was looking to fill a position for an assistant dean of equity and inclusion. The idea behind the newly created position was to impact the climate and culture of the college…

It’s Sunday. Sunday meant church when I was growing up. I never took my girls to church. Well, that’s not 100% true. Actually, we went, after my older daughter Marisol was baptized in the church here. I felt like I was being a hypocrite, to baptize her then not to…

“What’s this Shey? Since when have you gotten all ranchero?” My older daughter, Marisol walks in right after I launch my first blog post that linked to the recent Christian Nodal duet and catches me listening to his music that YouTube has continued on playing. Before she mentioned his name…

My teen and tween daughters sit close together laughing and gossiping at the kitchen counter on tall wooden bar stools with woven straw backs. Music from the neighborhood, called “Barrio Cinco” streams through open windows. It’s a duet (Christian Nodal and Angela Aguilar called Dime Como Quieres, my 16-year-old later…